George Moretti

George Moretti (died 1930) was a high-ranking Chicago Outfit bookkeeper during Prohibition. In 1930, he was captured by Treasury agent Eliot Ness' team, "The Untouchables", and agreed to cooperate with their investigation against his boss Al Capone. However, he and Ness' accountant Oscar Wallace were murdered by Capone's hitman Frank Nitti before they could go to trial.

Biography
George Moretti was from the South Side of Chicago, and he came to work for the Chicago Outfit as an enforcer, ultimately rising to become one of its main bookkeepers and a trusted associate of Al Capone. In 1930, he was captured by Treasury agents in a sting operation on the Montana-Canada border, and he was convinced to cooperate with their investigation against Capone after witnessing policeman Jimmy Malone shoot his associate Gallicano Calandra in the head. Moretti agreed to cooperate with Eliot Ness' team during their investigation, but only if he was promised protection. Sadly, as he and Ness' accountant Oscar Wallace left the police station on a service elevator, they were both shot in the head by Chicago Outfit hitman Frank Nitti, who had disguised himself as the elevator attendant. Their deaths led to District Attorney Robert E. Crowe considering dropping the investigation, but the capture of Capone's accountant Walter Payne at the Chicago train station revitalized the case.